Re: HAL Problem - nautilus does not display Devices/Partitions correctly

2007-09-11 Thread Donald Davis
>thx. I did not know that. Curiously i cannot mount any Removable DVD/CD >if i don't restart dbus. This is similar but different to a problem I have with my dvd player. If I start the computer with a dvd or cd in the drive it reports the burn speeds accurately. However, if not or if nothing is

Re: debian oriented laptot suggestions

2007-09-11 Thread Donald Davis
My first question would be: Have you looked at any of the suppliers who sell with Debian preinstalled? I would definitely get a laptop/ notebook with an Nvidia graphics card. Nvidia support is excellent. ATI support (even with proprietary drivers) is not so great. Look at the internal wireles